Baseball Game Preview: Bishop McDevitt Crusaders vs. Carlisle Thundering Herd

Bishop McDevitt and Carlisle are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. Bishop McDevitt will be playing in front of their home fans against Carlisle at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

After dropping their season opener at home, Carlisle is headed out to face a Crusaders team ready to give their home crowd a win. Bishop McDevitt took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Trinity on Tuesday.

Vince Leoni was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Leoni was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.

In other batting news, Dylan DeMuro was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).

Meanwhile, Carlisle didn't have quite enough to beat Big Spring on Saturday and fell 6-5. The Thundering Herd have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lucas Ream made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Finn Frawley, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.

Bishop McDevitt came out on top in a nail-biter against Carlisle when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Does Bishop McDevitt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlisle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.